Summary Totals
Preston County Resident Births, 1989 - 1998

	Number	Percent of Total
Total	3,429	100.0
Sex
Male	1,752	51.1
Female	1,677	48.9
Race of Mother
White	3,420	99.7
Black	4	0.1
Other	5	0.1
Attendant at Birth
Physician	2,007	58.5
Certified Nurse Midwife	1,245	36.3
Lay Midwife	12	0.3
EMT/Paramedic	5	0.1
Other	12	0.3
Unknown	148	4.3
Place of Birth
Hospital	3,420	99.7
Home	9	0.3
Mother's Marital Status
White
Married	2,581	75.5
Not Married	839	24.5
Black
Married	4	100.0
Not Married	0	0.0
Other
Married	4	80.0
Not Married	1	20.0
	Number	Percent of Total